Latest News from Bulgaria
Bulgaria Pays Tribute to Victims of Communist Rule
Bulgaria is marking the official Day of Gratitude and Homage to the Victims of the Communist Regime on Monday, he has urged Bulgarians to admit that "a quarter of a century after the fall of the Berlin Wall... no change of elites was carried out," leaving people linked to the BKP and its "ruthless" security services to dominate society.
Coface Improves Bulgaria's Risk Rating
Bulgaria's rating is upgraded from B to A4, in a 2017 forecast of Coface the global trade credit insurer.
Bulgaria is one of six European countries whose assessment has been upgraded in the quarterly update to its assessment for 160 countries.
The recovery "is confirmed thanks to moderate growth and the continued consolidation of the banking sector there."
Bulgaria's Debt Grows by EUR 2.1238 in 2016
Bulgaria's debt increased by EUR 2.1238 B to EUR 13.7619 B in 2016, reported the Finance Ministry.
Compared to November 2016, state debt increased by EUR 557.8 M. Internal debt in December 2016 amounted to EUR 3,4895 B; external debt was EUR 10.2724 B.
In 2016, internal debt shrank by EUR 189.9 M, while external debt increased by EUR 2.3137 B.
Fire Breaks Out at Harmanli Migrant Center
A fire broke out on Tuesday morning at the Harmanli reception and accommodation center in Southern Bulgaria, authorities say.
A short circuit or an overload of the electricity grid are among the likely resons, according to the Bulgarian National Radio.
As many as 500 migrants were evacuated, wuth authorities moving them to other spaces.
Number of Doctors Leaving Bulgaria 'On Decline' - Ex-Min
The number of doctors leaving Bulgaria in search of better perspectives abroad has falled over the past two years, former Deputy Health Minister Vanyo Sharkov has said.
Patiens who earlier would travel to Turkey for treatment now choose hospitals in the country, the deputy minister, who left office earlier in January, has told the Bulgarian National Television.
Bulgaria Court to Rule on Election System Referendum, Machine Voting
A court will sit on Friday to determine whether the referendum held in November on the voting system is binding and whether machine voting should be mandatory for all polling stations.
Voters overwhelmingly backed in November the introduction of a majority electoral system, a drastic cut in party subsidies, and mandatory voting in both elections and referenda.
Bulgaria's New Republic Movement to Be Officially Launched Tuesday
A "non-partisan", right-wing alliance called New Republic (originally "Nova Republika") is to be formally launched on Tuesday, seeking to offer an alternative to GERB party of Boyko Borisov in the coming election.
Radan Kanev, the leader of DSB party which broke away from the Reformist Bloc, is the driving force behind the project.
Bulgaria Ready for Schengen, EU's Tajani Tells President Radev
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and European Parliament President Antonio Tajani met on Monday evening as part of Radev's visit to Brussels that continues Tuesday.
Radev's press office quotes Tajani as saying Bulgaria meets all requirements to join the Schengen area without border control, but the decision has to be taken with consensus from all members.